What is altimeter error due to temperature?
What is altimeter error due to temperature? The altimeter error becomes more pronounced the colder the temperature and the higher your true altitude. Cold air is denser than warm air so the altimeter will indicate a higher altitude than the aircraft's true altitude.
What are the three altimeter errors?
Aircraft altimeters are subject to the following errors and weather factors: Instrument error. Position error from aircraft static pressure systems. Nonstandard atmospheric pressure.
What does altimeter 29.92 mean?
When you set your altimeter to 29.92, you're flying at standard pressure altitude. This is the altitude of the aircraft above the standard datum plane, the theoretical location where at 15 degrees Celsius the altimeter setting will equal 29.92 inches of mercury.